Episode 1
Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life
Sep 17, 2016
A profile of François Duvalier (1907-1971), who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1971 and declared himself president for life in 1964.
Episode 2
Stalin: Russia's Steel Tyrant
Jul 30, 2016
A profile of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), the Soviet tyrant who ruled for 29 years and was responsible for some 20 million deaths.
Episode 3
Mao: China's Chairman of Death
Aug 13, 2016
A profile of Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), who ruled Communist China for nearly three decades.
Episode 4
Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind
Sep 3, 2015
A profile of Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), who was born into a wealthy family in Saudi Arabia but became the leader of Al Qaeda.
Episode 5
Hitler: The Benchmark of Terror
Jul 23, 2015
A profile of Adolf Hitler examines his childhood and difficult relationship with his father.
Episode 6
Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty
Sep 10, 2015
A profile of Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
Episode 7
Saddam: The Butcher of Baghdad
Aug 20, 2015
A profile of Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), the ruthless Iraqi dictator who was captured in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and executed in 2006.
Episode 8
Tojo: Japan's Razor of Fear
Aug 6, 2015
A profile of Hideki Tojo (1884-1948), a Japanese general and prime minister during World War II who was sentenced to death and executed in 1948 for committing war crimes.
Episode 9
Mussolini: The Father of Fascism
Aug 27, 2015
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rises through the Socialist ranks to become Italy's fascist dictator and Hitler's ally during World War II.
Episode 10
Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle East
Jul 16, 2015
A look at the reigns of the some of the world's most notorious dictators and despots begins with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011), who ruled for more than four decades before he was captured and killed during the Libyan Civil War.
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